Breathing for Warriors

As a clinical psychologist with over twenty years of experience, DR. BELISA VRANICH has spent the last decade dedicating herself to the study of breathing. She is the founder of The Breathing Class and has appeared in dozens of national media outlets, including Anderson Cooper, CNN, Fox, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Men's Fitness and Huffington Post. She is the former sports psychologist for Gold's Gym.

CONTENTS

A NOTE OF CAUTION TO THE READER
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION

1 BREATHING FIRE: A NEW PARADIGM FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE
2 CHOOSE YOUR ATHLETIC SUPERPOWER
3 HOW MODERN LIVING TOOK OUR BREATH AWAY
4 THE BREATHING IQ: ARE YOU BREATHING INTELLIGENTLY?
5 HOW TO BREATHE BETTER: FUNDAMENTALS
6 GAME CHANGER: LEARNING THE 360-DEGREE BREATH
7 POSTURE AND PELVIC FLOOR: HOW TO NOT END UP IN ADULT DIAPERS
8 BREATHING FOR ENDURANCE: HOW TO RUN FASTER (AND HAVE IT FEEL EASIER)
9 GETTING STRONGER, GOING LONGER: EXERCISES TO IMPROVE ENDURANCE
10 SEA, LAND, AND AIR(DYNE): APPLIED TECHNIQUES FOR ROWING, SWIMMING, AND BIKING
11 BREATHING FOR STRENGTH: DISCOVER YOUR INNER ANACONDA
12 MASTERING TENSION FOR MAXIMUM MUSCLE
13 APPLIED STRENGTH: HOW TO BREATHE DURING THE MAJOR LIFTS
14 BREATHING FOR PRECISION: LEARNING THE FINE ART OF LETHAL ACCURACY
15 APPLIED PRECISION: FINDING (AND EXTENDING) ¿THE SWEET SPOT¿ IN GOLF, SHOOTING, ARCHERY, AND POOL
16 BREATHING FOR RECOVERY: TECHNIQUES TO COME BACK FASTER AND STRONGER
17 BETWEEN YOUR EARS: BREATHING TECHNIQUES TO MASTER YOUR INNER GAME

BIBLIOGRAPHY
ILLUSTRATION CAPTIONS WITH TEXT FROM THE ANATOMY OF BREATHING BY BLANDINE CALAIS
INDEX